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When Anna Pavlova met Uday Shankar " and changed dance for ever by Judith Mackrell

The world's biggest ballet star collaborated with an Indian art student in 1923 " and set a major dance career in motionReading on mobile? Click to viewUday Shankar was a student at the Royal College of Art in London when, in 1923, he was summoned to a meeting with Anna Pavlova.The great ballerina had become curious about Indian dance during a recent tour, and wanted to absorb something of it into her own repertory. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AM on October 7, 2013

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